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For Want of a Nail (proverb) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"For Want of a Nail" is a proverbial rhyme showing that small actions can result in large consequences. This proverb has been around in many forms for centuries (see history below), and describes a s...
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For want of a nail the shoe was lost nursery rhyme lyrics with origins and history ... For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
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For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
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For want of a nail , the shoe was lost: For want of the shoe , the horse was lost; For want of the horse , the rider was lost; For want of the rider , the battle was lost; For want of the battle , the kingdom was lost, And all for the want of a nail.
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For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost, ... And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. ... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost;
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For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe a horse was lost, for want of a horse a rider was lost, for want of a rider an army was lost, for want of an army a battle was lost, for want of a battle the war was lost, for want of the war the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a little horseshoe nail.
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THERE is a proverb - for want of a nail the kingdom was lost - that could well apply to Lawrence Springborg's best shot to date at winning government. | goldcoast.com.au ... The saying is a brief version of a longer rhyme, which links the missing nail to the loss of a horse shoe, then the horse, the rider,
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For the want of a nail ; For the want of a nail the shoe was lost ; For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost; overtaken and slain by the enemy. For want of a rider the battle was lost. ... For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of care for a horseshoe nail.
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For The Want Of A Nail; For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For the want of the shoe, the horse was lost; For the want of the horse, the rider was lost; For the want of a rider, the battle was lost; For the want of the battle, the kingdom was lost;
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For want of a nail the kingdom was lost - Definition of For want of a nail the kingdom was lost at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of For want of a nail the kingdom was lost. ... Search another word or see for want of a nail the kingdom was lost on Thesaurus | Reference...
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